What was found
FWD 1L DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT GATE, REPEATED ATTEMPS DOOR FINALLY OPENED. FOUND SNAP RING MISSING ON UPPER ARM OF DOOR GUIDE PIN. INSTALLED SNAP RING AND OPERATION NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N502DA
- Make and model
- Boeing 727232
- Aircraft serial
- 21304
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Snap Ring
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- L 1 Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.